A red thread is 16 m longer than the combined length of 50 green threads. Each green thread is 20 m long. How long is the red thread?

1,600 m

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36 m

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1,016 m

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800 m

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Solution

The correct option is C 1,016 m
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$∙$ What is the length of the red thread?
Ans: 16 m longer than the combined length of 50 green threads

$∙$ How many green threads are there?
Ans: 50

$∙$ What is the length of one green thread?
Ans: 20 m

$∙$ What do we need to find?
Ans: We need to find the length of the red thread.

$∙$ What will be the total length of 50 green threads?
Ans: 1,000 m (WB)

$∙$ What is the length of the red thread?
Ans: 1,016 m (WB)

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